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The Medicine Man is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Scott Pembroke, released by Tiffany Pictures, and starring Jack Benny, Betty Bronson and Eva Novak.

SYNOPSIS
The son and daughter of a shopkeeper fall in with the leader of a traveling medicine show.

The son and daughter of an abusive shopkeeper turn to a medicine show salesman for help.

CAST & CREW
Jack Benny as Dr. John Harvey
Betty Bronson as Mamie Goltz
E. Alyn Warren as Goltz
Eva Novak as Hulda
Billy Butts as Buddy
Adolph Millar as Peter
George E. Stone as Steve
Tom Dugan as Charley
Vadim Uraneff as Gus
Caroline Rankin as Hattie
Dorothea Wolbert as Sister Wilson

Directed by Scott Pembroke
Written by Ladye Horton, Eve Unsell
Based on The Medicine Man by Elliott Lester
Produced by Phil Goldstone
Cinematography Max Dupont, Arthur Reeves
Edited by Byron Robinson
Production company Tiffany Pictures
Distributed by Tiffany Pictures
Gaumont British Distributors (UK)
Release date: June 15, 1930
Running time: 66 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

NOTES
This was an early role for Jack Benny. After talking pictures took over the silent film, vaudeville died, and Benny and many other comedians went to motion pictures. The film was adapted from a play by Elliot Lester.

A print is preserved in the Library of Congress.

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